Plywood work bench

nice work bench…ive got a work bench sorta like this, but not painted…its gotten 13 years of work on it…glue. stain….nicks, dings….and so on…..ive thought of making the dive and making the ’’PROPER’’ type..but i just cant do it…..all the pretty wood into a work table…i cant justify it…..i would rather make one like what you have done….they work just as well…..and im not bangin on a couple of thousand dollars worth of nice lumber….good job…........

-- The Grizzone

Ray,

Nice job. Your bench shines like a beauty.

Is “pop my clogs” the absolute end?

—Peter

“Pop my clogs” is an old North England expression. 1930 era when the workers used to go to work in wooden clogs.
I am only 57 so I have still a few years yet.

-- Ray, Chonburi, Thailand

Ray, Nice job on your bench. Looks very sturdy and very functional when you get your vise and have it mounted. Hope you have many years of enjoyment from it before you “pop your clogs”.

-- John @ Myrtle Beach

Nuce looking bench! I downloaded the same plans ..as soon as my barn is done I am making one of these….excuse me I think my clogs have popped..

-- David, South Windsor, CT "I love the smell of sawdust in the morning"

Nice workbench Ray.
Plywood in Malaysia is not much different from what you got in Thailand. It’s hard to find ‘furniture-grade ply” now than 20yrs ago. Voids is one thing, sometime the core is made of hardwood and palm tree mix – thus chipping is hardly avoidable.

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.

Looks great Ray

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

Nice looking workbench!

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker

I guess folks were popping their clogs because they did not have socks to knock off? It was the depression era, of course…